Postwar Reserve Units Under Study by U S Departments
The War and Navy departments study postwar reserve components under the 1940 selective service act. Provisions may require drafted men to serve ten years after the war or until age 45. Legal questions arise about how wartime amendments affect liability and discharge, with no transfer procedures established yet.
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Washington
INS
Army and Navy
War and Navy Departments
War Department
Army
Navy
Navy Bureau of Personnel
United States
Regular Army
National Guard
Congress
War Nor
Navy Department
Selective Service System
Clarification Sought on Postwar Reserve Reorganization
The text notes amendments from 1941 affecting men who have not served for years, now indefinite, to be moved to the reserves for 10 years or until age 45. It says clarifying legislation may be needed from Congress before the army and navy finalize reserve component organization and their relation to military establishments after the war.
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Congress
Army
Navy
Liberty Bell repair debate heats up in Congress
In Washington a proposal to weld the Liberty Bell’s crack sparks a partisan debate. Senator Reynolds opposes repairs noting the crack should remain. Rep. Disney supports the idea as a reminder of the bell’s history. Lincoln Electric engineer W J Conley cites arc welding could restore full tone. The issue awaits Congress reconvening November 14.
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Washington
Reynolds
D-N.c
Rep. Disney
D-Okla
W. J. Conley
Lincoln Electric Company
Cleveland
Sam Rayburn
Conley
Congress
Independence Hall
Philadelphia
Allies Push Into Cesena in Italy
Allied Eighth army troops breach Cesena near Rimini on the Adriatic with British Indian units clearing east of the Savio river. Dominion and American forces push toward Bologna as 10 German divisions contest the advance and Kes selring counters with tanks and artillery. Lorenzone falls to American forces amid the stiff resistance.
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Eighth Army
Italy
Cesena
Adriatic
Rimini
Rimini-Bologna
Savio River
Pisciatello River
Savio
Fifth Army
Bologna
Henry Maitland Wilson
Mark W. Clark
Albert Kesselring
Lorenzone
Wenzlick Cancels Chamber Talk in Cedar Rapids
Roy Wenzlick a St Louis real estate analyst warned the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce that he cannot attend the planned open meeting on November 16 leading to the cancellation of his speech. The bureau meeting still proceeds that night.
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Roy Wenzlick
St. Louis
Chamber of Commerce
Cedar Rapids
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